In the room, Su Yuanshan's mouth couldn't stop smiling after ending his calls with the patriarchs of the five great families.
He had never imagined that the Su family, which had been in decline, would soar to the skies in the blink of an eye, with the potential to become one of the wealthiest families in Sujiang, even Jiangnan!
Even when Su Shirong was alive, the Su family's development and growth, relying on the network of Dragon Fang Special Operations Team comrades, was not even one-tenth of its current influence!
"Bang bang..."
Just as Su Yuanshan was overjoyed, a knock sounded on the door.
"Come in."
Su Yuanshan calmed his emotions.
Jiang Wuming pushed the door open.
"Wuming, you're back!"
Su Yuanshan immediately got up and spoke first.
Under the light, the joy from moments ago still lingered on his face, along with gratitude and emotion.
He knew very well that the Su family's transformation was entirely due to Jiang Wuming—he had single-handedly elevated the Su family to a divine status!
Everything Jiang Wuming had done for the Su family moved and grateful him deeply!
"Grandpa Su, it seems your health is fine now."
Jiang Wuming could sense the emotion and gratitude on Su Yuanshan's face, and he also saw that Su Yuanshan was flushed with health and spoke with steady breaths.
"Wuming, thank you!"
Su Yuanshan answered his question with a double entendre.
"Grandpa Su, the Su family has been kind to me, and you treat me like your own grandson. It's only right that I do these things for the Su family," Jiang Wuming smiled.
Hearing Jiang Wuming's words, and recalling how Su Shirong's family had boasted about their contributions to the Su family more than once, Su Yuanshan felt a pang of melancholy.
The difference between the two was like heaven and earth!
Despite his melancholy, Su Yuanshan did not intercede with Jiang Wuming for Su Shiwei and Su Shijie's families.
After all, the Su Shiwei and Su Shijie families had brought their misfortunes upon themselves and were reaping the bitter consequences.
Moreover, hadn't Jiang Wuming given them chances?
"Grandpa Su, although your health is fine, you've just recovered from a serious illness and still need rest and recuperation. You should rest early, I won't disturb you any longer."
Seeing Su Yuanshan remain silent, Jiang Wuming decided to leave.
"Wait, Wuming, let me give you something!"
Su Yuanshan called out to Jiang Wuming, then turned and walked to the bedside, opening a hidden compartment.
Inside the compartment was a safe. Su Yuanshan opened the safe, took out a USB drive, and walked back to Jiang Wuming. He said, "Wuming, this USB drive contains the cultivation method left by Shirong.
This method was obtained by Shirong from his comrades. He said it originated from Longmen, the oldest sect in the Dragon Country. It cannot be passed on to anyone outside the Su family.
I only took out this set of cultivation methods twice. Once, I let Su Wu practice it, but he didn't achieve any results.
The second time, to prevent Shiyun from marrying into the Gui Shan Zheng family, I gave half of it to Jiang Zhengyi, the then director of the Jiangnan branch of the Military Department.
Grandpa Su doesn't know what you want, but after much thought, perhaps only this item is worthy of your need, so I'm giving it to you."
"Thank you, Grandpa Su."
Jiang Wuming pondered for a moment and did not refuse Su Yuanshan's kindness.
Because he knew very well that this cultivation method, originating from Longmen, must have been given to Su Shirong by his biological father, Jiang Zhan!
When Jiang Wuming returned to his room, he didn't immediately insert the USB drive into the computer to view the cultivation method. Instead, he held the USB drive in the palm of his hand, as if holding the most precious gift in the world.
Yes.
Even though this gift did not originally belong to him!
Even though he obtained this gift through Su Yuanshan!
But... it was left by his father, Jiang Zhan, and it was the first time he had received an memento from his father!
To him, wealth that could rival a nation was not half as precious as this!
A few minutes later, he carefully put away the USB drive, then took out a photo from his embrace.
The photo was a bit old and yellowed, and the image was slightly blurred.
In the photo, a criminal in a black combat suit pointed a handgun at a child's head, his mouth agape in a ferocious expression, as if shouting something hysterically.
In front of the criminal and the child stood a man with short hair, a square face, and dark skin.
The man wore a military green combat uniform, carried no weapons, and stood as straight as a spear.
On the roof of a building behind the man, there was a blurry figure holding a sniper rifle, aiming at the criminal.
The man was Jiang Zhan, and the figure was Ye Jinmei.
The photo was taken by a military photographer during a hostage rescue mission by the Dragon Fang Special Operations Team.
This photo was the only group picture of Jiang Zhan and Ye Jinmei during their many years of service in the Dragon Fang Special Operations Team.
On that day, the man named Jiang Zhan, facing the fierce assailant and the terrified crying child, smiled and said, "Little friend, close your eyes, and Uncle will do a magic trick for you."
At that moment, the child stopped crying and obediently closed his eyes.
"Bang!"
Then, a gunshot rang out.
A sniper bullet accurately hit the criminal's head, a headshot.
At the same time, Jiang Zhan hugged the child, continuing to cover the child's eyes.
She fired the shot, he saved the child.
Flawless.
"Dad, Mom, in this life, you are gone, leaving behind endless legends and an unnamed me alone in this world.
If there is an afterlife, I wish you would give me a name and give me the hug you owe me."
Looking at the photo, Jiang Wuming whispered softly.
There was no response.
The room was silent, and the young man's eyes blurred.
...
Jinling, Liu family ancestral home.
Brothers Yuan Qing and Yuan Hao stood in a room. An old man in a black robe, with his back to them, exuded the terrifying aura of a War God.
The old man was the patriarch of the Liu family, Liu Qingfeng!
"Master, it can now be confirmed that Uncle Liu and Qiao Tianba were killed by the Qin family, and it was most likely Qin Linhai—he used the matter in Sujiang to set a trap and then killed them!"
Yuan Qing reported to Liu Qingfeng.
Since Liu Yidao and Qiao Tianba were killed, both the Liu family and the Yuan family had mobilized all their intelligence networks to investigate the truth behind their deaths.
Information from various sources indicated that their deaths were related to the Su family and the Qin family!
And based on their investigations in the past few days, the Su family only had Su Wu as a martial artist, and no powerful martial artists appeared to support him, which led them to the above conclusion.
After all, on the night of the incident involving Liu Yidao and Qiao Tianba, Qiao Tianba's subordinate had kidnapped Qin Xiaozhi, giving Qin Linhai a motive to act!
"Qin Linhai, the Qin family!"
Liu Qingfeng's voice was low and hoarse, his aura becoming even more terrifying. "Have you contacted Young Master Gu?"
"Master, Young Master Gu is in seclusion and cannot be contacted for the time being," Yuan Qing replied.
"Then what does your Yuan family plan to do?"
Liu Qingfeng turned, his face somber as he looked at the Yuan Qing and Yuan Hao brothers.
"Master Liu, we cannot deal with Qin Linhai and the Qin family, but we can make a move against that scoundrel Qin Xiaozhi!"
This time, it was Yuan Hao who spoke.
He was not Liu Qingfeng's disciple and could only address Liu Qingfeng as Master.
Originally, he had harbored a deep hatred for Qin Xiaozhi because of past events, and this incident had escalated his hatred for Qin Xiaozhi to a terrifying level!
"You dare to kill Qin Xiaozhi?"
Liu Qingfeng's pupils contracted slightly as he looked at Yuan Hao.
"Master, we can't kill him directly, but we can deal with him within the bounds of the rules."
Yuan Qing replied, "In addition, there is that trash from the Su family named Wuming—he has an extremely good relationship with Qin Xiaozhi, and everything started because of him. He must die!"